Thursday, October 08, 2015

GunFail - David Waldman

Fifteen of 64 guns discovered by TSA agents at airports around the country, during the week of 9/18 - 9/24/15.
Fifteen of 64 guns discovered by TSA agents at airports around the country, during the week of 9/18 - 9/24/15.
Fully one-half of our list this time is made up of people accidentally shooting themselves or family members. Most of the rest is your regular assortment of kids getting shot (9), people cleaning or clearing their guns (3), hunting accidents (3), and neighbors firing into other people's properties (2).
Yeah, there was the guy in Brooklyn who accidentally shot himself in the junk when the cops caught him taking a leak on the street. There's a lot of junkshot GunFAIL going around these days.
And sure, there was the executive for a chain of gun stores who accidentally shot himself in the hand in his company's Knoxville store.
There was even yet another 2 year old, this time in Lake Placid, NY, who got hold of a family gun and accidentally shot his mother.
But the title for the week goes to the possibly not-all-that-good guy with a gun in Houston who witnessing a carjacking, decided to draw his gun and intervene, only to end up shooting the victim of the carjacking in the head, while the carjackers got away. So proud of his heroism was he, that he cleaned up his own shell casings and took off before the police arrived.
No one could have predicted that.
But most of the rest of what follow, beneath the fold, has become pretty routine, if not exactly predictable.
  1. JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP, OH, 9/20/15: Deputies said a shooting that injured a teenage girl is being investigated as an accidental shooting. In a release, deputies said they were sent to Blairwood Avenue in Jefferson Township around 3 AM after on a reported accidental shooting. Deputies said they later located the shooting location on Coulson Drive. Earlier reports indicated the victim was transported by a private vehicle and dropped off near Miami Valley Hospital at the intersection of South Main and Wyoming streets. The victim suffered a gunshot wound to the leg, but her condition was not available. Deputies said the incident is still being investigated as an accidental shooting.
  2. OGDEN, UT, 9/20/15: A 13-year-old girl was accidentally shot in the neck by her 11-year-old sister Sunday after the girls found a gun in their grandparents' bedroom while cleaning. The girl, however, did not suffer any life threatening injuries. Ogden Police Lt. Jake Sube said she was very lucky. "It absolutely could have been very tragic," he said. The incident happened just after 3 PM while the girls were at their grandparents' home in the 100 North block of Pingree Ave. "It appears that the two girls were alone cleaning the grandparents' bedroom when the gun was found. Moments after finding the gun, the 11-year-old accidentally discharged the firearm striking the 13-year-old in the neck," he said. Sube did not know Sunday where in the bedroom the gun was found. The older girl actually told her sister to be careful after she found the weapon because it might be loaded, he said. "About the same moment it was fired," Sube said. The weapon used was described as an older model .22-caliber revolver, Sube said. Police believe the elderly grandparents had not used the gun for many years and likely forgot it was in the bedroom. "It had been out of sight, out of mind for a long time," Sube said. He said the bullet broke her skin but did not penetrate any vital organs. He said a lump in her skin where the bullet came to rest could be seen. "When police first made contact with the victim, she was conscious and alert but obviously shaken up. She was taken to a local hospital in good spirits and will likely have surgery to remove the bullet," Sube said. "She had a very positive attitude." No arrests were made or citations issued Sunday. The investigation would continue, he said. "The family involved has avoided a tragedy today and we are very thankful. This could have been much worse," said Sube who also said the incident was a good reminder for all gun owners to keep their weapons secured in their homes, even if they don't have children of their own.
  3. JACKSON, MS, 9/20/15: Police say a woman has been shot on 611 Avalon Road. According to Officer Green with Jackson police, the incident happened around 2:18 PM. The shooting was reportedly accidental. The victim suffered non-life threatening injuries.
  4. ALBERT LEA, MN, 9/20/15: A man reportedly cleaning his gun apparently shot himself in the leg and was taken to the emergency room Sunday morning at 300 W. Clark St. in Albert Lea. His Injuries were reportedly minor. The incident was reported at 10 AM.
  5. BIRMINGHAM, AL, 9/21/15: A 15-year-old boy is in serious but stable condition after an accidental shooting Monday night. Birmingham police responded to the 600 block of Sundale Drive close to 7 PM. They found a 15-year-old with a gunshot wound to the chest. "It appears the 15-year-old was playing with a firearm and accidentally shot himself," police spokesman Lt. Sean Edwards told AL.com. Edwards said the teen was transported to Children's Hospital and is now in stable condition.
  6. LAKEWOOD, CO, 9/21/15: A woman was driving in a car on West Colfax Avenue near Jay Street late Monday night when she was apparently shot by someone trying to quell an argument at a Lakewood motel, police say. The woman pulled her car over and was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, said Steve Davis, Lakewood police spokesman. "The strongest indication of what happened was that a person fired a shot to break up what was going on," Davis said. Police are still investigating the 10:30 PM incident. No arrests have been made. A large group of people were involved in some type of confrontation, just before a man pulled out a gun and started firing, Davis said. "Ten to 20 shots were fired very rapidly," he said. It appears the female driver, whose identity has not been released, was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time and happened to be struck by a bullet, Davis said.
  7. WEST BLOOMFIELD, MI, 9/21/15: Officers were dispatched to the 7000 block of Ten Hill, near West 14 Mile and Middlebelt roads, after a woman accidentally shot herself at 9:45 PM Sept. 21. According to West Bloomfield Deputy Police Chief Curt Lawson, the 59-year-old woman was reaching for something in a kitchen cabinet when a .45-caliber pistol fell off the shelf, struck the counter and discharged. The woman was shot in the stomach. When officers arrived, the woman was lying on the kitchen floor, and family members were applying pressure to the gunshot wound. Lawson said she was conscious and breathing. Officers secured the scene, and West Bloomfield paramedics attended to the woman and transported her to a local hospital. The pistol was found in the kitchen inside an Uncle Mike’s waistband holster. “It appears that a projectile from the weapon had went through the bottom of the holster,” Lawson said. Six family members who were inside the house during the event were interviewed. Lawson said they confirmed that the gun accidentally discharged. The gun was placed into evidence, and detectives will follow up on the incident. “It does appear to be an accidental shooting at this time,” Lawson said.
  8. BISMARCK, ND, 9/21/15: Bismarck police say charges are being considered for a 45-year-old Billings, Mont., man they say accidentally fired a handgun while he was clearing its magazine. The man was staying at the Days Inn, 1300 East Capitol Ave., on Monday and immediately reported the gunshot to hotel staff, according to Bismarck Police Sgt. Mark Buschena. Buschena said the round struck sheet rock and did not punch through. Police declined to release the man's name, citing the possibility of pending charges.
  9. BENTON CO., WA, 9/22/15: A mail-man got quite the scare Tuesday afternoon when someone shot at his mail truck. As the mail truck was turning onto Locust Grove off Clodfelter Road, the mailman felt his truck being hit with bullets. The mail-man called the Benton County Sheriff's Office. Deputies cautiously entered a barn nearby and discovered no one was inside. They later learned an older man was using his friend's property to hunt pigeons. He accidentally shot toward the mail truck when it unexpectedly drove into the backstop of his shot. Sergeant Mathew Clarke says hunters have to be responsible for where their shot ends up. "There's always a possibility of a criminal charge," Sergeant Clarke said. "Anytime you're out shooting you're responsible for your backstop. You're responsible for that bullet. If you fire that gun and that bullet strikes somebody or strikes a vehicle or property, you can be charged." The shots only slightly damaged the back of the mail truck and fortunately, no one got hurt.
  10. CASTLE ROCK, WA, 9/22/15: A Castle Rock couple is still in shock after a bullet hit their house and ended up in a box of muffin mix. Les and Deann Murphy were outside, working in their yard around 5:30 PM on Tuesday when all of a sudden, they heard a loud gunshot. Then eventually, they noticed a bullet hole in the side of their home. "I looked and I realize, that's not a moth, it's a hole. Right away my mind said, the shot, the hole, this is scary," said Deann. At first, Deann said they didn't even realize the bullet hit their house until she saw the hole in their bedroom wall. Then, they followed its path. Through the other bedroom wall, into their pantry, breaking several bottles of wine and then finally, the bullet stopped inside a box of muffin mix. They pulled the bullet out and called the police. A deputy told them the bullet came from a rifle. Deann and her husband have an idea who fired it and they're disappointed no one checked to make sure they were OK. "Someone fired it. Even if it was a mistake, they could've let us know. Because we have people living here and a little baby here and this has never ever happened before even in hunting season, a misfired bullet like that. It was very scary and upsetting," said Deann. The Cowlitz County Sheriff's Office is looking into the incident, but so far, the shooter has not been identified.
  11. CAMPOBELLO, SC, 9/22/15: Deputies in Spartanburg and Greenville Counties have caught one suspect and are still looking for two more involved in a chase that ended in a crash. The chase started after a shooting outside the Briar Patch at Goodjoin Road in Spartanburg County around 11 AM Tuesday. Spartanburg Co. deputies say a man was accidentally shot in the hand. They now believe the gunshot was self inflicted. Sheriff Chuck Wright says there were a total of four people involved in the incident. Two women and two men. Spartanburg Co. deputies chased their SUV into Greenville County where they crashed on Highway 11 at Dill Road in Greenville County, according to the Greenville Co. deputies. The man they think shot himself is in custody. Deputies say a woman passenger has turned herself in to authorities. They say she claims to have been kidnapped and they are treating her as a victim. They are still looking for a man and a woman. Sheriff Wright say there are outstanding warrants on the two men on unrelated charges. They have not release the names of any of the people involved. Two sheriff’s office helicopters are flying over wooded areas near Hwy. 11. If you have any information, please call 911. The Glassy Mountain HOA sent out a release to residents asking people to call people if they see a person running on foot from Highway 11.
  12. ADELANTO, CA, 9/22/15: A Homicide investigation is underway on the 18500 block of New Hampshire Street in Adelanto after a 25-year-old Pomona man was rushed to a local hospital with gunshot wounds on Tuesday evening. Deputies and medical aid were dispatched to the home on September 22nd at approximately 4:26 PM for a shots fired call. According to authorities, they arrived on scene to the victim, Rayvon Tarpley who was suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. Tarpley was transported to the hospital, where shortly after, at about 6:00 PM he was pronounced deceased. Although the investigation is ongoing and limited information is available for release, preliminary investigations suggest that Tarpley’s injuries may have resulted from accidental discharge of a firearm.
  13. BARRE, VT, 9/22/15: Police Log: Someone accidentally shot off a gun on Nichols Road.
  14. MACON, GA, 9/22/15: Earlier Tuesday morning, a juvenile was wounded in an accidental shooting in the Lynmore Estates neighborhood, Bibb sheriff’s Lt. Randy Gonzalez said.
  15. LAKE PLACID, NY, 9/22/15: Police in Lake Placid are investigating an accidental shooting. A mother was hospitalized after a gun got into her child's hands. It happened at about 9 AM at an apartment complex off Miller Drive in Lake Placid. Police wouldn't say who the shooter or victim are, but Lake Placid Mayor Craig Randall says it was a 3-year-old child who accidentally shot his mother. He said the woman was home with two young children when the gun went off. Police say they got a call Tuesday morning about a person with a gunshot wound. They say a resident was accidentally shot while at home in an apartment building off Miller Drive. The victim was transported to the Adirondack Medical Center and is in stable condition. "It appears to be an automatic handgun left loaded in a place where it shouldn't have been," Lake Placid Police Chief William Moore said. Police say they are confident the shooting was an accident. The mayor agrees, given how young the child is. The mother is in stable condition. Police say she was shot somewhere in her back and they say charges could be filed in the case. Lake Placid and New York State police are continuing the investigation. MORE: A 23-year-old man faces endangerment and illegal firearms charges after a 2-year-old boy accidentally shot his mother in the buttocks with a pistol. Lake Placid police tell the Adirondack Daily Enterprise (http://bit.ly/...) that Jonathan and Erin Coffey's son found a loaded .40-caliber pistol in the family's apartment and shot Erin Coffey Tuesday evening. She was treated at a hospital and released. Police say neither the boy nor the couple's 11-month-old daughter was harmed. Investigators found another loaded handgun in the residence after the shooting. Coffey was charged with possession of a firearm without a permit, reckless endangerment and endangering the welfare of a child. He was released, to appear in court at a later date.
  16. NEW YORK, NY, 9/23/15: A state court officer shot himself in the hand Wednesday when his gun accidentally discharged in a Manhattan courtroom, officials said. The officer, who is in his late 50s, had removed the weapon from its holster in the civil courthouse at 111 Centre St. when the weapon unintentionally fired, said Dennis Quirk, the president of the New York State Court Officers Association. The officer was grazed in the palm of the hand and treated and released at an area hospital for the “superficial wound,” Quirk said. It was not immediately clear why the court cop had removed the firearm from the holster. The NYPD and the court’s Inspector General will probe the incident, as is protocol with any on-duty shooting, Quirk said. No other injuries were reported and it was not immediately clear if anyone else was in the courtroom at the time.
  17. SAN ANTONIO, TX, 9/23/15: A teen died Wednesday morning after being shot in the head at a birthday party on the West Side. San Antonio Police Department Sgt. Javier Salazar said officers we're called to an apartment complex at South Hamilton and Ceralvo Streets around 11 AM. When they arrived, police found a 16-year-old male dead inside. Salazar said the shooter and victim were among at least four or five guests at a birthday celebration at the apartment, during which they began to play with a gun. The suspect pointed the gun at the victim at some point and pulled the trigger, striking him once in the head, according to police. Salazar said it was unclear whether the suspect, also 16, knew the gun was loaded. The suspect has been taken the custody for questioning but it was unclear what charges he will face at this time. Additional witnesses were also taken in for questioning, police said.
  18. BATTLE CREEK, MI, 9/24/15: A 6-year-old boy was taken to the hospital after accidentally shooting himself Thursday afternoon. Officials said it happened around 6:15 PM in the 120 block of Greentree Boulevard in Battle Creek. The Battle Creek Police Department said the boy entered an unlocked apartment, found a gun and accidentally shot himself in the hand. The child was conscious and alert and his injuries were considered non-life threatening. The owner of the gun is not expected to be criminally charged.
  19. DALLAS, OR, 9/24/15: Polk County sheriff’s deputies said a 2-year-old boy shot himself in the leg Thursday after he picked up a gun left behind on a table by his father. The incident happened around 2 PM in the 2000 block of Mistletoe Road just outside of town. The boy’s parents drove him to West Valley Hospital where he was then flown by medical helicopter to a hospital in Portland. Deputies say the boy’s father had been cleaning several guns and left a loaded .40-caliber handgun on the coffee table. He left the room for a moment and when he came back his son had grabbed the gun and then pulled the trigger. The bullet ripped through the boy’s leg and flew into another room. The boy is in stable condition but was seriously injured. Deputies are investigating and have not yet said if there will be charges filed in the incident. No one else was injured.
  20. CLEVELAND, OH, 9/24/15: A 15-year-old Cleveland boy was taken to an area hospital after he shot himself in the foot, a Cleveland police spokeswoman said. The shooting happened about 9:40 PM at a home on East 70th Street south of Wade Park Avenue. The boy was listed in stable condition, Det. Jennifer Ciaccia said in a brief press release sent Friday. Additional details of the shooting were not immediately available. It's unclear if the boy will face any criminal charges in the incident.
  21. MARRERO, LA, 9/24/15: Investigators discovered illegal drugs in the bedroom of a Marrero man accused of accidentally shooting a woman while putting away a firearm on Thursday (Sept. 24). Mason Guillot, 20, 5840 Louis I Ave., Marrero, was booked on drug and gun charges and negligent injuring, said Col. John Fortunato, spokesman for the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office. The victim, a 19-year-old Marrero woman, suffered a gunshot wound to her abdomen, an incident report said. She was taken to a local hospital in stable condition. The shooting occurred about 9:20 PM on Thursday at Guillot's residence. Witnesses told investigators he was putting away a pistol when it fired once. The bullet hit the woman as she lay in a bed. Deputies arrived to find her lying on the floor as another witness applied pressure to the wound, the report said. The deputy noticed illegal narcotics and other paraphernalia in the room and contacted the department's Street Crimes Division about the drugs. Guillot was arrested that night and booked with possession of oxycodone, possession of morphine, possession of diazepam, use of an illegal drug in the presence of a minor and use of a firearm in connection with drug activity, arrest reports said. Investigators booked him the next day with negligent injuring. Guillot was released Saturday from the Jefferson Parish Correctional Center in Gretna on a $44,000 bond.
  22. EUREKA, CA, 9/24/15: Quick thinking and a ruined shirt might have saved a neighbor's life, last Thursday, September. 24th. Humboldt County deputies said a 57-year-old man accidentally shot himself when he dropped the gun he was loading in his car. A neighbor heard the loud gunshot and went to offer assistance and found the man bleeding from his leg. The man had lost a large volume of blood and was still bleeding, so thinking quickly the neighbor removed his shirt and used it as a tourniquet which stopped the bleeding. The 57-year-old man was transported to St. Joseph’s Hospital after deputies and medical personnel arrived at the scene. The Sheriff’s Office wants to remind people to unload firearms before transporting them and to make sure the safety is on. Also, keep your pistols in an enclosed container and your ammunition separately during transportation.
  23. MONTEZUMA CO., CO, 9/24/15: 8:52 AM. Deputies responded to a gunshot injury at Southwest Memorial Hospital. A man reported that he accidently shot himself in the leg while cleaning a 9 mm handgun. The incident occurred inside a residence on the 19000 block of County Road 34.4
  24. HADDON TOWNSHIP, NJ, 9/24/15: A police officer's gun accidentally discharged Thursday in Haddon Township. It happened around 4:45 PM in the unit block of Utica Avenue. The incident involved two officers from the Audubon Police Department, police said. Investigators said one of the officer's service weapons was discharged in the driveway of a residence. No injuries were reported. The Camden County Prosecutor's Office is investigating.
  25. BEECH ISLAND, SC, 9/24/15: A 37-year-old Warrenville man accidentally shot himself Thursday after posing with a handgun, according to an incident report provided by the Aiken County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to the area around Dicks Road in Beech Island after the man told deputies he accidentally fired the weapon and the bullet hit his left foot, the report stated. The man told deputies a friend gave him a ride to an area hospital after the incident; deputies reported the victim was uncooperative and would not provide any information about his friend, according to the report. The man told deputies he was under influence of methamphetamine during the incident, the report stated.
  26. EAST HAVEN, CT, 9/24/15 [NEW]: Police are investigating after one of their detectives allegedly discharged her weapon by accident while in her home last week and hit a neighbor’s house, according to Lt. David Emerman. “The Department is aware of the incident and is investigating as per Department policy,” said Emerman in an email. “I can provide further information once the investigation has been completed.” Emerman did not give further details about what the department’s policy is for an officer firing his or her weapon off-duty. According to the neighbor’s account, confirmed by Emerman, Detective Shirley Conyers was in her home on Sept. 24 cleaning her firearm when it accidentally discharged, sending a bullet through the window of the neighbor’s home. No one was injured during the incident. The neighbor, who asked to not be identified, said he will not press charges. Multiple attempts to contact Conyers were unsuccessful. Neighbors living in surrounding houses said they were not aware of the incident and did not hear the gunshot. According to John DeCarlo, associate professor and criminal justice researcher at University of New Haven and former Branford police chief, an accidental discharge is possible any time an officer removes the gun from its holster, which is common. “Very often weapons are presented, usually every day at roll call, so it comes into the holster and out of the holster at least once a day and it adds to the fact that there is an accidental discharge,” said DeCarlo. Officers are free to bring their firearms home and are taught proper gun care, DeCarlo said, including how to safely clean one, which needs to be done after every time it’s fired. The first step when cleaning a gun is to clear the firearm by making sure there is no ammunition in the chamber and the magazine is removed, DeCarlo said. “What you would do is disassemble the gun,” he said. “After the weapon is cleared and made safe, you brush the parts and wipe it with a cloth.” Any time a weapon goes off, DeCarlo said, accidentally or not, the officer will file a report of it and the department will do an investigation. The protocol for towns varies as departments each have their own. “The fact is that there is no state law that governs an investigation or specific protocol for discharge,” DeCarlo said. DeCarlo said, statistically, accidents like this are bound to happen because of the number of police officers and weapons. “In Connecticut, we have about 9,000 police officers,” Decarlo said. “Each one of these officers carry a firearm and it is unavoidable that at times there is going to be an accidental discharge.”
  27. KNOXVILLE, TN, 9/25/15: A man working at a South Knox County gun store accidentally shot himself in the hand Friday afternoon. Clyde Wallace "Wally" Johnson, identified by authorities as a "company executive" of Craig's Firearm Supply, 8761 Chapman Highway, told police he was attempting to cycle a round into the chamber of a Glock handgun at the store when the gun fired and discharged a round through the palm of his right hand. Knox County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to an accidental shooting call at 3:55 PM, but Johnson and another man at the store had already gone to Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, where Johnson was treated, according to a report. Craig's, which is a police supply distributor but also sells to the public at its Knox County store, is a vendor for Knox County government, including the Sheriff's Office. More details as they develop online and in Saturday's News Sentinel.
  28. PHOENIX, AZ, 9/25/15: Phoenix police say a would-be armed robbery suspect tripped and accidentally shot his partner, killing him, before the crime even occurred. Jose Perez-Torres, 21, and Eric A. Hernandez-Tellez, 19, allegedly conspired to commit an armed robbery of an apartment near 15th Avenue and Camelback Road on September 25. While walking to the apartment complex, Perez-Torrez had a revolver in his hand and stumbled, which caused him to fire his gun. He was walking behind Hernandez-Tellez, who was shot in the upper part of his body. Police said Perez-Torrez ran away, leaving his partner, who died. He was found in Tempe and booked into jail on charges of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit armed robbery, among others. Authorities said the 21-year-old admitted to the shooting in an interview with detectives.
  29. HARBORCREEK TOWNSHIP, PA, 9/25/15: A Harborcreek Township boy accidentally shot himself in the hand late Friday at a home on Hannon Road, state police said. The boy was treated at Saint Vincent Health Center and released Saturday, police said. Police are investigating the incident, which occurred at about 11:45 PM Friday.
  30. EVANSVILLE, IN, 9/26/15: The Vanderburgh County Coroners Office says an 18-year-old died after an accidental shooting Saturday morning. Chief Deputy Coroner Steve Lockyear says Diamante Killebrew died at St. Mary's Hospital. Police say the shooting happened around 2 AM in the 500 block of S. Linwood. Investigators say a 15-year-old was handling a gun in a reckless manner. Police believe the gun discharged while the juvenile was holding it. Investigators say the bullet penetrated a wall and struck Killebrew, who was in another area of the house. Police say the juvenile was taken to the Youth Care Center. According to police, the juvenile is charged with reckless homicide, involuntary manslaughter, criminal recklessness, and possession of a handgun without a permit. An autopsy for Killebrew has been scheduled for 3 PM Saturday afternoon.
  31. BROOKLYN, NY, 9/26/15: Police say a Brooklyn man has been arrested after he shot himself in the groin on a Brooklyn street corner. The New York Police Department said Javier Thomas was arrested Saturday on weapons possession and reckless endangerment charges. Authorities said officers had approached Thomas at 1:16 AM because he apparently was urinating in the street. As the officers approached, they heard a gunshot and found Thomas had shot himself in the groin. Police said it appeared Thomas had mishandled the weapon, causing it to fire. Officers found a loaded handgun under the passenger tire of a minivan nearby. They allege Thomas tossed it under the car after the accidental shooting. It was not immediately clear whether Thomas had a lawyer who could comment on his behalf.
  32. SANFORD, NY, 9/26/15: Police say a hunter accidentally shot another in the eye after missing his initial target which was a squirrel. Police say on September 26 just before 2 PM they responded to a Broome County 911 report of a hunting accident on state property off of Marsh Pond Road in the Town of Sanford. Investigation determined that the hunters were legally hunting squirrels on state land off of Marsh Pond Road. When 45-year-old Duane Wayman of Binghamton fired his .410 gauge shotgun at a grey squirrel, he failed to observe another hunter who was standing in his line of fire and accidentally shot him. The other hunter, 50-year-old Andy Patrick of Johnson City was injured by three pellets that struck him near his right eye, right side of his chest and his left shoulder. He was transported to Wilson Memorial Medical Center for his non-life threatening injuries. All hunters possessed valid licenses. New York State Environmental Conservation Police also responded to the scene and the investigation is ongoing.
  33. WIMAUMA, FL, 9/26/15: A Wimauma woman died Saturday afternoon from an accidental gunshot, Hillsborough County sheriff’s deputies said. The shooting took place at a home in the 3300 block of Willow Road, deputies said. No foul play is suspected, deputies said.
  34. HOUSTON, TX, 9/26/15: Police are searching for the men who carjacked and attacked a man in northeast Houston. Houston police said around 11:15 PM Saturday, two men attacked another man who was parked in the Valero parking lot near Jensen Drive and Caplin Street. When the assailants attempted to take his truck, a witness parked at the gas pump started shooting at the men, according to authorities. Police said he accidentally shot the victim in the head. He was taken to the hospital listed in stable condition. Police found the victim's truck a few blocks away and the assailants are still on the loose.
  35. WEST SILOAM SPRINGS, OK, 9/26/15: A Siloam Springs man was shot and killed in an apparent hunting accident on Saturday (Sept. 26) outside West Siloam Springs, Oklahoma, according to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation. Several men were hunting in a wooded area near County Roads 520 and 700 on Saturday afternoon when one of the men accidentally shot Donald Upton, 28, from Siloam Springs, the department said. Agents said the investigation is ongoing. They said the Delaware Sheriff’s Office reached out to the bureau for assistance. Crime scene analysts were sent to the woods to take a closer look. They said no arrests have been made. “We know who fired the weapon that caused the death of the individual. We certainly knew who that was. but it will be up to the district attorney on depending on whether or not that was an accident or something more sinister,”Jessica Brown with OSBI said. Upton’s family sent the following message to 5NEWS: “Donnie was and is a very loving man who loved his wife and children more than anything! He would help anyone that needed it, no matter what. But that’s how he was raised. He loved cars, racing, boxing, and spending time with his family. He is leaving behind a BIG family and so many friends. This is truly a shock to our whole family. We ask for prayers and to not judge the family or the other family who is also mourning this loss. Both families are grieving.” His body is being taken to Oklahoma’s chief medical examiner for an autopsy.
  36. ODEBOLT, IA, 9/26/15: Authorities in western Iowa said charges are possible for a man accused of discharging a gun into the air and shooting himself in the leg. The Sac County Sheriff's Office said deputies responded to a property Saturday night in Odebolt. A 29-year-old man was found lying on a kitchen floor with a gunshot wound. Authorities said the man may have been angry over a romantic breakup when he allegedly entered his parents' home and damaged items inside. The man is accused of taking a shotgun and discharging one round into the air. Deputies said he returned to the house and shot himself in the leg. The man was taken to a Sioux City hospital. His condition is not available. Authorities said charges are possible following further investigation into the shooting.
  37. WHITEFISH, MT, exact date unknown: A man was cleaning a firearm on West Second Street when it went off in his hands, sending a bullet through the ceiling and into the apartment above. He told police he didn’t know the gun was loaded. The man’s girlfriend had a different story to tell, stating that the man had tried to kill himself but had missed. The ex-military man had been drinking, and the girlfriend said they were involved in a domestic dispute before the “accidental” discharge.

ORIGINALLY POSTED TO DAVID WALDMAN ON SAT OCT 03, 2015 AT 05:12 PM PDT.

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